Ink-well.



Patented .luly 22, |902. G. H. TRUE.

INK WELL. (Application filed b. l19, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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l 2 gwoon/to@ UNITED STATES GEORGE H. TRUE, OF EAST OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

IN K-WELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,485, dated July 22, 1902. Application filed February 19, 1902.- `Serial No. 94,746. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit knownthat I, GEORGE H. TRUE, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at East Oakland, county of Alameda, Stateof California, have invented an Improvement in Ink-Wells; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, cle r, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to ink-wells of that class which may be fixed in desks or similar structures; and its obj ect is to provide a permanent dust-proof cover with a means for obtaining access to the interior of the well without removing the cover.

It also comprises details-of construction, which will be more fully explained by reference to the Y accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a sectional View taken on the line x 00, Fig. 4. Fig. 2 -is a vsectional view taken on the line y y, Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line z .e of Fig. l. Fig. 4 isa sectional View taken on the line ppofFigl.

A is the body of the well, which may be made of glass or any suitable or desired material, audit has an annular rim or flange 2 around the periphery near the top. A

The depth of the well is suiiicient to hold a reasonable quantity of ink, and it may be secured in the desk or other structure by means of a vertical rib or ribsupon the outside,which will fit in a corresponding channel or groove formed in the side of the socket, which is bored or excavated to receive the Well.

4 is a cylindrical extension above the surface of the flange 2 and of smaller diameter, as shown.

5 is an opening made through the side of this extension and also extending into the flange 2, through which it passes at an inclination, as shown, this opening serving to admit the pen, which can be thrust through it into the ink contained within the well. In order to closeY this opening and to keep it clear of dust, I have shown a cap 6, which may be made'of glass, metal, or other desired material. Thiscap is madev cylindrical and has an vopening :7. in one side, which may be brought to'coincide with the opening 5, or by turning the cap it will be brought to coincide with the surface of the extension above the flange. The base of the cap is formed with a flange 8, which extends out to approximately the same diameter with the `flange 2 upon which it rests. VThis flange 8 is c'ut away for la certain distance upon opposite sides, as

shown at 9.

VlO is a clamp bent so as to extend across the topof the'cap, thence down the sides and into channels ll, formed in the flange 2,- and it may thence be bent down, so as to extend alongside the body of the well, being held firmly in place when thewell is inserted in its socket, and as the vertical portions of the clamp are held in the channels ll in the liange 2 it will be prevented from turning;

The cut-away portions 9 of the flange 8 of the cap or cover coincide with the vertical portions of the clamp, so that the cover may be revolved uponthe flange 2 of the well a distance dependent upon the length of the cutawayvportions 9. to allow the cover to be turned in one direction, so` as to bring the opening in the side of the cover to coincide with that in the inkwell when ink is to'be used, and it is closed by turning the cover in the opposite direction until the opening in the well is concealed. vIn this manner Iprovide a very eifective closure for the well with no complication in the structure and make it very easy to manufacture.

and without the flange, with the cut-away spaces at the bottom, in which case lugs or stops may be formed to limit the movement of the cap. i f

By making the lower part or body of the well a little larger than the upper part an oset or shoulder will be formed, upon which the lower edge of the cap may rest. The notched ange may be omitted and the sides of the clamp be secu red in the socket or otherwise.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Y,

l. The combnation'of acontaining-Well having a horizontal flange anda vertical c ylindrical wall of less diameter e extending above and having an openingtherethrough a cap having a corresponding ope ningon one side fitting y over the cylindrical extension and a clamp by which the cap is held in place If preferred, the cover may be made straightA This distance is suflicient v IOO and rcvoluble in a horizontal plane, said clamps normally extending across the top of the cap, and thence down the sides and said well having vertical channels to receive the extending portions of the clamp.

2. An open-topped ink-well having a flange surrounding it, said flange having notches made in opposite sides, a cap covering the open top extending downwardly and having a Ilange resting upon the flange of the well, said cap-flange having eut-away portions upon opposite sides, aclamp extending across the top of the cap having the vertical sides engaging the grooves of the Well-flange and forming a stop against which the ends of the cut-away portion of the cap-flange contact to limit its revolution.

3. An ink-well consisting of a body having an open top, a peripheral flange around the upper part, a side opening above and extending into the top of the flange, a cap'turnable about the upper part of the Well having an opening adapted to register with that in the side of the Well, said cap having an annular flange around the bottom resting upon the flange of the Well and having cut-away porthrough the side and shoulder, a cap having a corresponding opening and resting upon the ledge, a stationary clamp normally extending across the top of the cap with legs upon each side and securing means, said legs extending parallel with the outer wall of the well and lugs or stops to limit the turning movement of the cap.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE H. TRUE. Witnesses:

C. C. MARSH, GEO. A. TOM SUDER. 

